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Brown-Forman Earns Top Marks in 2018 Corporate Equality Index

01/29/18

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2018--
Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFA)(NYSE:BFB) received a perfect score
of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national
benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices
related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights
Campaign Foundation. Brown-Forman joins the ranks of 609 major U.S.
businesses which also earned top marks this year. This is the eighth
consecutive year Brown-Forman has received a perfect score.

"The CEI standards keep us focused on the most meaningful ways to
support an inclusive workplace so that LGBTQ people will continue to
choose to build their careers here. As a life-long ally, I am proud of
this perfect score because it affirms Brown-Forman's commitment to being
a great place to work, for everyone," said Kirsten Hawley, Brown-Forman,
chief human resources officer and executive sponsor of PRIDE,
Brown-Forman’s LBGTQ employee resource group.

The 2018 CEI rated 947 businesses in the report, which evaluates
LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination
workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive
health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the
LGBTQ community. By using the CEI as a guide, businesses can ensure that
their existing policy and benefit infrastructure is inclusive of the
LGBTQ workforce and their families, resulting in greater recruitment and
retention of a talented, diverse workforce.

Brown-Forman’s efforts in satisfying all of the CEI’s criteria results
in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for
LGBTQ Equality.

For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to
download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's
largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for
lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. HRC envisions a
world where LGBTQ people are embraced as full members of society at
home, at work and in every community.